Hair curler



L. J. SCHUMACKER Nov. 15, 1927.

HAIR CURLER Filed June 29, 1927 FIG. 3

FIG. 2

INVENTOR,

M ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I LEO J. SCHUMACKER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

HAIR CURLER.

Application file d June 29, 1927. Serial No. 202,230.

strument upon which the hair is wound, and.

then twisted without the use of a Wrench or by pulling out the turningmember.

- My hair curler may be easily manipulated without discomfort to the onewhose hair is being curled, requiring neither a pull upon the instrumentnor the removal of one hand therefrom to use a wrench in its operation.

Containing few parts, it also may be economically manufactured.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedhair curler.

' Figure 2 is a longitudinal, sectional view taken through the same.Figure 3 is a cross I sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig ure 2.Figure 4 is a cross sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of .Figure 2,showingthe roller stop for the nut, to prevent the twisting member fromturning in a ree verse direction. And Flgure 5 1s a cross sectional viewtaken through the bifurcated end of the twisting member on the line 5-5of Figure 2. a

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a detailed description ofmyinvention,

the numeral 1 designates a sleeve of gradually diminishing diameter fromits rear to its front portion. Rotatable in the front end of said sleeve1 is the reduced end 2 of a bifurcated string receiving member 3.

Screwed into the reduced portion of the bifurcated member 3 is thethreaded end of a rod 4 which terminates .beyond the outer end of thesleeve in a fiat portion 5.". The latter is rotatable in a countersunkpart 6 of a knurled head 7 having a reduced lower end which is fixedlysecured by a pin 8 in the upper countersunk end of thesleeve 1.

The head 7 is formed in its outer end with a wide circular recess 9 toreceive a stop or brake member 10 formed with a rightangled notch 11 inits periphery. Within the notch portion of-this stop member 10 which ispreferably of disc shape, is a rolling pin 12 which is free to becarried clockwise around the interior of the head 7 by the stop member,but will wedge against the latter to prevent being turned in a reverseor counter-clockwise direction.

This stop member 10 has an oblong cen- 'nut 13 clockwise, the stopmember 10 tral hole to receive the flat part 5 of the rod 4 to preventthe latter from being turned 1n a counter-clockwise direction. For thepurpose of turning it in a clockwise direction I l ave provided aknurled nut 13 which has a reduced projecting end 14 for entrance intothe head 7 for a free turning movement therein. The. nut 13 has a bottomwhich is formed with an oblong hole to receive the flat part 5 of therod 4 torotate the latter.

The rod 4 terminates at its outer end in a threaded portion 15 toreceive a retaining screw 16'. that closes the outer end of the nut 13.Surrounding the rod between the Y bottom of the nut 13 and the screw 16is a helical spring 17 against the tension of WlllOh the screw isadapted to draw the rod 4 to adjust the engagement between thebifurcated member 3 and the anterior end of wound to the desiredtautness by turning the reventing a reverse movement of the rod 2 toholdthe strand of hair at the desired degree of security. With mydevice, no pull mg movement or wrench is'necessar'y to accomplishresults.

I do not wish to be limited to the'details of construction andarrangement herein shown and described, and any changes or modificationsmay be made therein within the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

'1. An instrument for curling hair, com prising a sleeve, a rodrotatable in said sleeve, 2. hair securing element on one end of saidrod beyond the sleeve, a turning member'on the other end of the rodbeyond the sleeve, a hollow cylindrical head for the sleeve between itand the turning member, and a stop member secured to said rod withinsaidhead-for the purpose specified.

-2. An instrument for curling hair, comprising a sleeve, a rod rotatablein said sleeve, a hair securing element on one end of said rod beyondthe sleeve, a turning member on the other end of the rod beyond thesleeve, a hollow cylindrical head for the sleeve between it and theturning member,-

3. An instrument for curling hair, comprising a sleeve, a rod rotatablein said sleeve, a bifurcated hair securing element on one end of said.rod beyond the sleeve, a turning nut on the other end of'the' rod beyondthe sleeve, a hollow head on said sleeve, into which said nut projects,and a rolling pin stop member surrounding said rod within the hollowhead for the purpose specified.

4. An instrument for curling hair, comprising a sleeve, a rod rotatablein said sleeve, a bifurcated hair securing element on one end of saidrod beyond the sleeve, a flattened portion on the other end of said rod,a turning nut secured to the flattened portion of said rod, "aholl-ow'head secured -to said sleeve and containing the flattenedportion of'said rod, a stop disc secured to the flattened portion of therod within said 20 head, and formed with a right-angled-notch other endof the sleeve, a nut secured to-said" rod beyond the head for rotatingit in one direction, means secured to said rod within the headforpreventing its rotation in the reverse direction, said rod having athreaded portion projecting into saidnut, a screw secured to the threade d end of said rod, and

a spring surrounding said rod between said screw and the bottom, of thenut.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25 day of June,1927.

LEO J. soHUMAcKER.

